By the Numbers: April Fool’s

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Percentage of survey respondents who think changing the time on clocks is the best April Fool’s prank. A close second at 22 percent was gluing a quarter to the ground.

31

Percentage of respondents who wish Justin Bieber’s movie Never Say Never was just an April Fool’s joke.

32

Percentage of respondents who say they will pull a prank on a friend; significant other was next at 22 percent, followed by sibling, 21 percent; parent, 10 percent; co-worker, six percent; random stranger and teacher, 4 percent; and, finally, one percent said they would pull a prank on their boss.

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Percentage of Americans who say they will definitely be playing a joke on someone on April 1.

67

Percentage of respondents who think no one is too old to celebrate April Fool’s Day.

1957

The year the BBC TV program Panorama aired an April Fool’s segment showing people harvesting spaghetti from trees in Switzerland. The BBC received many calls from people who wanted to know where they could get their own spaghetti trees. It has been called the best hoax pulled by a reputable news establishment.

Source: lab 42; hoaxes.org